Longley & Hawksworth
This partnership – a scissors and tailor’s shears manufacturer – was apparently formed in 1853. The partners were William Longley, who lived in Walkley (see Longley Bros), and William Hawksworth (c.1839-1911), who lived in Blake Street, Upperthorpe. The business was in Allen Street. By 1876, Longley & Hawksworth was making plain, fancy, and surgical scissors in Wellmeadow Street, where it remained until the partnership was dissolved in 1887. This marked Longley’s retirement....
